At the Edge of Chaos

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Professor Astin an Galefar has fallen into a forbidden love affair with the Patrician's daughter. Lady Vaseri's sale into marriage depends on her purity, and her House will vanish without it. The consequences will be fatal if they are caught. Yet Selasdur lures them deeper into a tangled mess of desire...

The newest teacher, Esor an Amen, is dropped into the middle of an ancient war when his employer sends him searching for Dwarf sympathizers. Esor searches for secrets in Selasdur -- and stumbles closer to Astin.

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This is gothic fantasy -- Tolkienesque elves in the style of Jane Eyre.

At the Edge of Chaos is the first in a new epic fantasy series expanding the world of SM Reine's "Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains." Start with this book.